Signing Todd Bertuzzi next on list for Red Wings general manager Ken Holland

AP File PhotoTodd Bertuzzi make seek more money on the open market than what Detroit is prepared to offer.DETROIT -- Much of the Detroit Red Wings' roster for 2010-11 is
in place, but general manager Ken Holland still has a few decisions to
make and some players to sign.

The Red Wings wrapped up two days of scouting meetings Friday.

"We went over our team, what we ideally would like to see our roster to
be,'' Holland said. "We went through the list of unrestricted free
agents, knowing some will be signed by their current teams between now
and July 1. I'll take that knowledge to help me prepare for free
agency.''

Holland would like to
re-sign forward Todd Bertuzzi. But Bertuzzi must decide whether to
return to Detroit -- possibly at the same $1.5 million salary he earned
last season or less -- or seek a better deal on the open market.

The club is in the process of making qualifying offers to restricted
free agents Darren Helm, Justin Abdelkader, Patrick Eaves, Drew Miller
and Derek Meech.

The Red Wings won't have much money to spend in
free agency. Depending on what happens with Bertuzzi, Maltby and Lilja,
they could be in the market for a gritty third-or fourth-line forward
and/or a veteran defenseman to compete with rookie Jakub Kindl for the
sixth spot.

"More teams are signing their players, but there's
an opportunity every year to find those complementary players,''
Holland said.

Odds & ends• Holland, on
Holmstrom: "He's a very important guy for our team. Special teams are
critical in a league where there's very little to choose between teams.
Not only does he score, but we score a lot of goals on the power play
when Homer doesn't get a point, where his position in front of the net
has a lot to do with it.''

• Pro scout Pat Verbeek has been hired by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He served as a scout for Detroit the last four seasons.

• Ryan Martin, the Red Wings' director of hockey administration --
their "capologist'' -- has spoken to Tampa Bay GM Steve Yzerman about
the Lightning's assistant GM job, but has not been hired yet.